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What you said is why I was considering one in the first place - the world moves on, it's not a s**t car at all, just different from what people know and are comfortable with. Embrace it and it's a great car. Still haven't taken one out myself just yet but will hopefully soon. Have you driven...

Yep, pure guesswork for me. I looked at what 5 year old Fiesta STs are going for at the moment...not too many about with 100k miles on (as mine will have when it's that old) but found a few with 70k on...and they were priced £4,500-£5,000. So baring in mind mine will be one owner with an...

Correct! £17,065 purchase price less £4,000 at the end of it = £2,613 depreciation per annum.

Depreciation = purchase price less what it's worth at 5 years old with 100k on the clock, I've said £4,000 as it will be standard/Mountuned and having had a warranty for its full 100k will have been meticulously maintained. I think that's fair. Then I split it equally over 5 years to get a...

I'm just about two months in, have covered a shade over 3,000 miles, so its time for some charts... Mile per gallon isn't quite as good as I hoped for yet, I'm still learning how to get the absolute best out of the little motor though, so I expect it to improve over time The all-in costs...

Ah, forgot bout the 'box being the limiting factor. Shame they've got to peg the motor back as it's an unknown quantity.

What's wrong with the Renault motor? In standard form it can only muster 177 lbsft torque and in this new guise it makes a massive 210. My Fiesta, even before Mountune have got their hands on it, has 214. The standard 208 has over 200 standard as well.

I do it a few times throughout the tyres life. Leave a tyre on the rear for half its life, doing nothing other than being dragged along and some mild braking then move it to the front and ask it to deal with acceleration, almost all the braking and the cornering while rotating in the opposite...

What's 'lag'?

Looks like a laugh...especially if we're all in Clios and not F1. 1.Leep86 2.MarkCup 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

​1) Peanuthead ​2) MarkCup

Interested. ​Cost?

Wasn't that the entire point of the GT86. Less grip = more fun? Presumably with far more grip you'll not get it moving about so easily now.

Useful...will ask for that at its first service. Thanks for the 'Most Basic Principles Of In-Car Aircon Use' lesson ///.

So today, after 2750 miles I had my first cost outside of fuel, insurance, VED and depreciation. I had 3 punctures on my 200 in 30k miles too (two of which were in the sidewall so not repairable)...my commute must be littered with crap.

Took one of the wheels off to get it cleaned and sealed earlier and noticed a nail in the outer treadblock. FFS. Looks repairable though.

^^^ or self destruct within a week.

Found something I don't like about it...the indicators. They don't self cancel when you think they should have done...must be due to the quicker rack. The aircon's also a bit feeble but give it time and it gets the temperature down eventually. Apart from that all is rosy. ​I'm finding the urge...

Is the reg YE53 ZKW by any chance?

It's a shame to say it but it is true. I really would have liked a new 200T, I think Renault should be commended for being brave and heading in a slightly different direction, but the introduction/launch/lead times/overall cost/dealer attitude and complete lack of knowledge meant once I'd had a...

Is it a problem for you if it is slower? I went from a 172 Cup to a 200, it didn't feel as fast and required far more commitment to experience the same fun levels - more grip/composure so a higher speed needed to get it moving about. On trackdays I had no trouble staying with 172/182s down the...

Don't think he's got his yet. There's a couple of solid sound members over there who are of a similar mindset...but there's definitely a hang over from the previous ST/Zetec-S owning populous. They're all on about this £600 Mountune upgrade and how good it is that if you get it done at...

You can as good as hear them knocking one out every time someone posts a picture up of the colour combo they've gone for. "Orange and black is lush" etc. FLOL

Here's a recent opening post on a thread... There's others that have order and bought springs/coilovers before the car's arrived too. Such a shame but hilarious. I love winding them up though.

Yep, in droves.

Not a fan. Change for the sake of change IMO. They're all at it over on fiestastoc along with the wind deflectors, coloured Ford badges/wheel centre caps and silvervisions - "makes it different innit". Err, no it doesn't. They almost all have the exact same sh*t done to them, they all look the...

Crack on...all contributions like this one are appreciated!

That's what was originally thought but he was quite specific it would be MP not MR. Who knows...will wait and see before I decide on anything.

33 in yours is good! Compare it to a NA 200!

No idea...theory is should be as good if not better than standard as at its core it's still an efficient little engine unless you're boosting it all the time. Mine is starting to annoy me a bit now, in my 200 I could manage max economy mode driving for a full tank easy but in this, 100 miles...